Among the thirteen patrons of the next World Youth Day, to be held in Lisbon from 1 to 6 August 2023, three were members of the Order of Preachers. They
Book of tributes launched in honour of ‘Reluctant Prophet’ Albert Nolan, OP
A book of tributes to Albert Nolan OP, the renowned South African priest, author, theologian, and anti-apartheid activist, has been published. The 500-page volume includes contributions from 71 of Nolan’s
Meeting of the Dominican Justice and Peace Promoters in Africa
June 22-26, 2023 Dominican Justice and Peace Promoters in Africa gathered to address challenges including forced migration, climate change, and bad governance. They emphasized the significance of education, influencing governance,
Anthony Akinwale Receives Title Magister in Sacra Theologia
On the 7th of June 2023, with great joy, the Province of St Joseph the Worker, Nigeria and Ghana celebrated the conferment of the academic title Magister in Sacra Theologia
Meeting of Cooperator Brothers in Latin America and the Caribbean
From 29 May to 2 June 2023, the Meeting of the Cooperator Brothers of the Order of Preachers in Latin America and the Caribbean was held in the convent of
English-speaking Novices and formators meet in Bologna
The novices and formators of the provinces of Ireland, Belgium, Upper Germany and Austria, Teutonia and Croatia met in Bologna from 6 to 10 June 2023. Novices from the Provinces…
A New Member of the Dominican Priestly Fraternity of the Province of Portugal
On 12 May 2023, Fr. Nuno Duarte da Silva Queirós, priest of the Diocese of Aveiro (Portugal), was admitted to the Priestly Fraternity of St. Dominic at Vespers in the Basilica of Santa…
Astrid Söderbergh Widding appointed new Chair of the Nobel Foundation
On 28 April, 2023, the Board of Directors of the Nobel Foundation has appointed a new Chair. Astrid Söderbergh Widding, Lay Dominican and President of Stockholm University, is assuming the
The Master of the Order grants the ‘Benemerenti’ diploma to the volunteers of the St. Martin de Porres Centre in Fastiv
On 1 May 2023, during the canonical visitation of the Vicariate of Ukraine (Province of Poland), the Master of the Order solemnly awarded the diploma and medal ‘Benemerenti’ to the
Bishop Frank Leo Formally Installed as New Archbishop of Toronto
On the morning of the Solemnity of the Annunciation, 25 March 2023, Most Rev. Francis (Frank) Leo was officially installed at the St. Michael’s Cathedral Basilica, succeeding Cardinal Thomas Collins.
